# Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with The Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/g25as00236-cooperative-agreement-for-affiliated-partner-with-the/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/358430

> Geological Survey offered grants of up to $228,000 (at least $1) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make $228,000 in total. Applications closed on March 11, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | G25AS00236 |
| Agency | Geological Survey |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | March 11, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $228,000 |
| Award floor | $1 |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | $228,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 15.808 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. CESU’s are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.

## What the grant funds

The US Geological Survey (USGS) Western Fisheries Research Center in partnership with US Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU Partner for research to provide a better understanding of the bioavailability and tissue distribution in salmon of organic chemicals in found in stormwater runoff including N-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-N'-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine (6PPD-quinone). This research will help characterize the toxicological mechanisms related to impacts of stormwater runoff on salmon health in the Pacific Northwest (PNW). Research studies would include the implementation of high-resolution mass spectroscopy techniques to quantitate the potential bioaccumulation and related tissue burden of organic pollutants in salmon tissues. This includes the improvement of analytical method sensitivity and reproducibility for 6PPD-quinone and similarly structured tire derived contaminants. A related task would include the characterization and update of tire derived contaminants that are leached from ingested tire wear particles found in streams and creeks due to stormwater runoff as well as assessing the stability of tire derived transformation products. This research will inform researchers and managers about the relative distribution, fate and toxicity of these compounds and related metabolic transformation pathway products for assessing species-specific sensitivities in salmon.

## Questions people ask

### Is G25AS00236 still open?

No. It closed on March 11, 2025. A newer notice is open: G27AS00074, closes November 14, 2026 (7 days left).

### Who can apply for Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with The Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)?

Geological Survey accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with The Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)?

Closed March 11, 2025. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $228,000 each. About $228,000 in total.

### Who has won U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines, University of Alaska Fairbanks, California Institute of Technology. The program made 1,128 awards worth $629 million in that time.